Common Morpho

Where to see

Common Morpho

Morpho helenor

Rincón de la Vieja National Park leads · 24 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Morpho during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
2 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
3 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
4 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
5 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
6 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
7 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
8 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
9 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
10 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
11 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
12 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
13 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
14 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
15 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
16 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
17 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
18 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
19 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
20 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
21 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
22 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
23 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
24 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Common Morpho?

Rincón de la Vieja National Park

In Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Morpho sighting on a given day, the highest of the 24 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Common Morpho?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are July in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (about 80%), February, June and September in Pico Bonito National Park (about 50%) and January, March–April and September in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Morpho on a given day. Each park's Common Morpho page has the full month-by-month chart.